Has anybody ever used the brand heavy shot shotgun shells

[six shooter]

I was thinking about buying some for turkey season but wanted to know how they are before i spend that much. THANKS

 

[kdlong]

they are allright my 835 shoots the winchester superx and double x just as good.i get about the same range out of them,same nock down,and are a lot cheaper.don't get me wrong they are good shells i just can't see spending the difference when i get the same results out of cheaper ammo.

 

[criticalbass]

Unless you are required to shoot something that's lead free, I wouldn't do it. There are too many excellent lead turkey loads that cost lots less.

Having said that, I wouldn't expect that one would use very many rounds on turkey, and ammo, whatever it costs, is the cheapest part of any hunt.

Hunters who skimp on ammo, and fishermen who use cheap line all have similar sad stories to tell. CB

 

[imhntn]

In my old turkey gun, Hevishot patterned better than anything else I tried....about 50% better at 40 yrds. That was with a patternmaster tube. I have not patterned it in my new gun yet. It may be another story.

 

[ninefan]

Another similar load is the Remington Wingmaster HD. You might compare them to the HeviShots.

 

[dauthement1]

In my old turkey gun, Hevishot patterned better than anything else I tried....about 50% better at 40 yrds. That was with a patternmaster tube. I have not patterned it in my new gun yet. It may be another story.

He said the magic word "pattermaster", i have a shot quite a few ducks and geese and the patternmaster patterns everything from #6 to BBB very well, i have them in all my hunting shotguns. As far as the heavyshot, i wouldnt waste the money unless you have to shoot non-toxic, even then a good load of steel #2s should do the trick. Take into account that you can not shoot the heavy shot or any other of the tungsten type shells thru a choke that not designed for steel as they are harder than steel and in my opinion are just way to exspensive for what you get. A 2oz load of #4 lead is the daddy of them all tho!!!

 

[bigcountryok]

Hevi-Shot patterns great out of my Win Super X2 with the factory turkey choke. I've had much cleaner kills with it than with any lead load I've tried except for a 2X6 load I use to get at Southwest Shooters.

 

[JamesP82]

Save the non-toxic for the waterfowl imo

 

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